R. & J. FARQUHAR & cols SHED ICATALOGCE: 13 
MUSHROOM. (Agaricus Campestris.) 
CULTURE. 
Mushrooms are more easily cultivated than many people 
imagine, and may be grown in any dark room or cellar where 
the temperature can be maintained at from fifty to  sixty- 
five degrees. For the bed, use a mixture of horse droppings 
and good fresh loam in equal proportions. Before being placed 
in the bed let this material be thoroughly mixed, and well turned 
three or four times to sweeten in some dry place. Upon a dry, 
firm bottom, proceed to make the bed, by spreading a thin layer 
of the prepared mixture and pound it firm till the bed is eight 
inches thick. Leave it thus for about a week, or till the tempera- 
ture of the bed has subsided to ninety or ninety-five degrees. 
Then make holes about ten inches apart, and put in each a piece 
of spawn about the size of an egg. Cover the holes and press the 
soil solid and smooth. Let the bed remain in this condition ten 
days. Then cover with two inches of fresh loam. Over this 
place a few inches of straw. If the temperature is right, mush- 
rooms will appear in six to eight weeks from time of spawning. /7 
The bed will continue bearifg about a month. After the first “ 
crop is gathered, spread over the bed an inch of fresh loam, and 
moisten with warm water. In the event of the surface of the 
bed getting very dry at any time, it should be moistened freely 
with water at a temperature of eighty to eighty-five degrees. Ove 
pound of English Mushroom Spawn ts sufficient for nine square 
Jeet of bed. 
The following works on the Mushroom will be mailed post-paid on receipt of price. Both are excellent 
authorities on the subject, and give plain and full directions : 
Mushroom Culture. By Robinson, 70 cents. How To Grow Mushrooms. By Wm.Falconer, $1.40. 
Farquhars’ Home-Made Mushroom Spawn. This is indisputably the best and stands unrivaled for pro- 
ducing a quick and lasting crop of thick, heavy, fleshy, handsome Mushrooms. Much of the imported 
spawn is rendered useless on account of the mycelium starting during transit. With our Spawn the chance 
of failure is reduced to a minimum. We can furnish it at all times new and fresh and the CROP OF MUSH- 
ROOMS USUALLY APPEARS TWO WEEKS EARLIER than from imported spawn. A trial will convince growers of 
its great superiority to any spawn elsewhere obtainable. 
Per pound, 12 cents; 50 pounds, $5.00; 100 pounds, $9.00. By mail, per pound, 25 cents. 
English [ill-Track Mushroom Spawn. Made expressly for us by the most successful Mushroom Specialist 
in England and imported five times a year to insure freshness. When in Europe recently, we ascertained that 
the leading English Mushroom growers almost invariably purchased of a noted manufacturer whose spawn, 
under proper conditions never failed. We have arranged for a regular supply. 
Per pound, 12 cents; 50 pounds, $5.00; 100 pounds, $9.00. By mail, per pound, 25 cents. 
French [Mushroom Spawn. Our direct importation. Two pound boxes, each $1.00. 
Large quantities of Mushroom Spawn at special prices. 
MELON, MUSK. (zine) 
A light, rich soil is the most suitable for melons of all kinds. In very rich soils the hills should be six feet apart; in poor soil, about five 
feet. Before planting the seed mix a peck of rotted manure with the soil in each hill. About the middle of May, plant the seeds half an 
inch deep—six or eight in each hill. When the plants are well up, thin out, leaving three to a hill. One ounce of seed _for sixty hills ; two to 
three pounds for an acre. 
Farquhars’ Honey=Drop. For earliness and delicious = ————— Wy 
flavor this splendid Melon is without a rival, and for Z 
table use it is unquestionably the sweetest and best. It 
is of beautiful form, good size, and very productive. 
The flesh is very thick, delicious and melting, and of a 
deep orange yellow color. Pkt.,.10; 0z., .30; lb., $4.00. 
Hackensack. Early, of large size, round shape and deeply 
ribbed ; flesh green; very sweet. Pkt., 05., 0z.,.10; lb., .75. 
White Japan. One of the sweetest; early; round; medium 
size; fleshcreamy white. Pkt., .05; 0z.,.10; Ib., .75. 
Early Christiana. Yellow-fleshed; very rich, melting 
favors Fb; O95 0z.,.10; Ib., .7.5.. %! 
Arlington Nutmeg. A favorite in Boston market; early 
and delicious. - Pkt., .o5; 0z., .10; lb., .75. 
Montreal Nutmeg. Early, large, handsome and excellent. 
PRED O45 5202, eto3 1b.;'.7's. 
The Banquet. Medium size, beautifully netted, flesh dark 
salmon. Pkt., .05; 0z., .10; lb., $1.00. 
Emerald Gem. Small, extra early and very sweet; flesh 
Oianee.  PKt..O5; 02., 103 1b.,°.7'5. 
Long Island Beauty. Round; one of the earliest and 
finest.” “PR, O57 0z., 110; 1D.,.7's. 
FARQUHARS’ HONEY-DROP MELON. 
Surprise. Early, oblong, with rich orange flesh of good Pie. Oye UL: 
quality ey. gyda EA aaa eer are 05 «10 $0.75 
Seay (ilae ov ly canly, Small; ereen-fleshed deliciggs’!. 2. ee OS IO FADE 
Bay View Cantaloupe. Oblong, large; green-fleshed; splendid favor . . . . . . . . .05 «10.75 
Bird’s Cantaloupe. Very early and large; flesh green; very sweet. . . . . . . . . . 05 «10.75 
